RECOUP Conference tipped to help shape the future of plastics
THE RECOUP Conference will return on 25 September 2025 at the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough, where stakeholders from across the plastics value chain...
Valpak welcomes pEPR enforcement decision for producers who miss half-year deadline
THE UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak by Reconomy, has welcomed the Environment Agency (EA) announcement outlining its position around pEPR recyclability assessment reporting.
The EA...
Swanline achieves ‘world-first’ deployment of BOBST Connect across mixed equipment portfolio
SWANLINE Group, a UK-based supplier of paper-based materials, print and conversion services to the packaging and POS sectors, has become the first company to...
Lisbon makes history with city-wide reusable cup system
LISBON has become the first European capital to roll out a city-wide reusable cup system backed by a local deposit-return model.
The initiative is driven...
Future of carton manufacturing debated at open day event
FLEXOGRAPHIC printing and converting equipment manufacturer Edale recently welcomed packaging professionals from across the UK to its Rethinking Carton Production Open Day.
The event was...
Prism completes ‘complex and time-sensitive’ campaign for drinks brand
THIRD-party logistics provider Prism eLogistics has announced completion of a complex and time-sensitive promotional display campaign for gut-friendly health drinks brand Hip Pop.
The project...
Vanden and academics team up to accelerate innovation in plastic recycling
VANDEN Recycling has announced it is supporting Professor Michael Johnston at University of Oxford's Department of Physics to tackle the recycling challenge of identifying...
2025 EPR for packaging base fees announced
SCHEME administrator PackUK has published the 2025 base fees for the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) initiative.
The move is designed to provide certainty...
Dantex Group opens new demonstration facility
DIGITAL UV inkjet technology specialist Dantex Group has opened a new demonstration facility in Corby, Northamptonshire.
The site boasts a clean-room-style environment that has been designed...
Macfarlane Packaging honours top suppliers at annual awards
MACFARLANE Packaging has named sheet feeder Board 24 as the winner of its Supplier of the Year accolade for 2024.
In a change this year,...
